LOL--one of these days I'll be brave enough to try this method.

Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Mydnight > wrote:
>>> My grandfather had a much better one. He suggested drinking a quart
>>> of bourbon, and when you wake up a week later your cold will be
>>> cured.
>>
>> A Russian guy that lives in my hometown claims he hasn't had a cold
>> in 25 years. He firmly believes in preventative medicine, so each
>> morning he takes a raw clove of garlic and mixes it with a shot of
>> vodka and downs it. He's close to 90 years old and can run like you
>> wouldn't believe.
>
> This is effective because colds are transmitted by airborne viruses.
> When an infected person sneezes or coughs, a fine aerosol of mucus
> droplets is scattered all over the area, and these droplets contain
> the virus. Breathing them in causes infection.
>
> With a large amount of garlic, people stay so far away from you that
> you are no longer within range of this spray. The cashier at the
> grocery store uses a long pole to push your change back to you.
> Children run away when you walk down the street. Even beggars and
> panhandlers, who are not themselves known for particularly good odor,
> avoid your presence. No doubt the vodka increases absorption of the
> garlic oils.
> --scott
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."